Developing a Systematic Approach to Obstetric Emergencies.

Objective: To determine the effect of standardized education specific to maternal resuscitation on nurses' confidence and competence during obstetric emergencies and to determine the cost savings associated with the program.

Design: Pre- and postintervention surveys designed to measure perceived confidence and competence in resuscitation before and after Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification in combination with obstetric drills.

Setting: The project was conducted at a 12-bed labor and delivery, mother/baby unit in an acute care, community-based hospital in Northwest Arkansas.

The teachable moment captured: a framework for nurse-led smoking cessation interventions for parents of hospitalized children.

This article explores the topic of smoking cessation counseling for parents in the context of pediatric hospitalization. Teachable moments, a widely used concept in the literature, uses three key concepts including perception of risk, emotional response, and self-concept to precipitate change (McBride, Health Education Research, 18 [McBride, 2003], 156-170). The interweaving of these concepts with institutional systems; clinically trained personnel; parental smoking considerations; parent presence; and external supports, or collectively the novel idea of the "capturable moment", may allow for an increased rate of parental smoking cessation.

Improving attitudes and knowledge toward organ donation among nursing students.

This study explored how an educational intervention related to organ donation affected the knowledge and attitude of a randomized two group sample of baccalaureate nursing students. A convenience sample of 101 subjects in the experimental group and 83 subjects in the control group were asked to complete a pretest. One week later the experimental group attended a one hour education intervention.

Smoking cessation counseling for parents during child hospitalization: a national survey of pediatric nurses.

Objective: Given the central role played by pediatric nurses in intake assessment, discharge planning, and education for families of hospitalized pediatric patients, a child's hospitalization may provide a unique opportunity for counseling parents about smoking. We sought to determine if hospital policies can support nurses in effectively counseling parents about smoking.

Design And Sample: We conducted a national survey of pediatric staff nurses and administrators/educators who were members of the Society of Pediatric Nurses in 2008 (n=888) to explore counseling practices for tobacco control.

A study of parent/grandparent education for managing a febrile illness using the CALM approach.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of fever management education in increasing knowledge, confidence, comfort, and satisfaction of the parent/grandparent.

Method: A randomized repeated measures design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational brochure and video. After baseline data were collected on parent/grandparents of children receiving standard care, each site was randomized into two groups: Group 1 parents were given a video and brochure about fever management as they left the clinic/office; Group 2 were shown the video and given the brochure before seeing their health care provider.

The changing dynamics of pediatric pre-licensure education.

Pediatric nursing educators in both academic and practice settings have expressed significant concerns regarding the decreased amount of pediatric content and clinical experiences within pre-licensure educational programs. In addition, data gathered at a national conference of pediatric staff nurses, researchers, educators and administrators indicated there are concerns about the quality and quantity of future pediatric-nurse educators, the availability of acute care learning experiences, as well as the changing nature of today's nursing students and children's families.